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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 746MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE CENTERS
SUBCHAPTER RHEALTH PRACTICES
DIVISION 3ILLNESS AND INJURY
RULE §746.3607How must caregivers respond when a child is injured and requires immediate treatment by a health-care professional?

For an injury that requires immediate treatment by a health-care professional, you must:

  (1) Contact emergency medical services (or take the child to the nearest emergency room after you have ensured the supervision of other children in the group);

   (2) Give the child first-aid treatment or CPR when needed;

   (3) Contact the child's parent;

   (4) Contact the physician or other health-care professional identified in the child's record; and

   (5) Ensure supervision of other children in the group.
Source Note: The provisions of this §746.3607 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1575; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective April 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 2447

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